A man has been jailed for almost three years after he used a fake SIA licence to work at the Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust and commit theft. He used his position as a security supervisor to steal £1425 cash from the hospital. The offender had never held an SIA licence despite being employed as a security supervisor. The investigation found he lied to his employer in order to obtain his position.

Daniel Carter pleaded guilty to 11 indictments, including 3 counts of theft by employee and 8 counts of fraud and false representation. He was sentenced to 33 months’ imprisonment on 28 October at Leicestershire Crown Court.

The SIA commented; “Mr Carter is a career criminal with a long history of fraud and deception. He used a fake SIA licence to deceive his employers and in doing so put the public he was there to protect in danger. His deceitful actions not only undermined the trust placed in him as a security professional, but he used his position to target a hospital for his own financial gain. This case underscores our commitment to protecting the public by ensuring that only licensed, vetted professionals serve in trusted roles and bringing those seeking to break the rules to justice.”

Licensed security operatives undergo robust training requirements to help them protect the public. Untrained and unvetted security operatives with fake or cloned licences put the public at risk.

Security Guards do not need an SIA licence if they are working ‘in-house’. This is when they are employed directly by the company that uses their services. This does not apply to other categories of licensable activities.

Source: Security guard with fake licence jailed after stealing from hospital – GOV.UK

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